If you are looking to sell your car and want to purchase another one, there are a few options that you have. You can of course try and sell your car yourself, putting advertisements up in the car windows, advertising it on social media sites or placing an ad on specialist websites such as Autotrader or Gumtree.

If you are looking to buy a car from a trader or garage, then you may be able to offer your old vehicle in part exchange. Be aware that if you do this you will often get potentially quite a bit less for your vehicle than you would if you sold it privately. A more recent option that seems to be taking of is the option to swap your vehicle for another one.

There are a few websites now that offer people the opportunity to advertise their own vehicle for a swap and they can list types of swaps they may be interested in.Other people can then express an interest in your ad or contact you to ask more details. This can be a great chance for people to change cars without having to go weeks without a car or having to find the money to buy a car prior to selling theirs.